1st Edition
Disinformation, Marginalization, and Complicit News Media
Introduction: Disinformation, Marginalization, and Complicit News Media
1 “They’re Eating the Dogs… They’re Eating the Cats!” Targeting Migrants and Newcomers
2 Islamophobia and Antisemitism
3 False Balance and the Targeting of Transgender Identity
4 The End of the Reckoning: The Backlash Against Diversity and Inclusion Measures
5 Journalism’s Ongoing Struggles with Representation and Disinformation
Conclusion – Truth, Power, and the Future of Journalism in the Age of Disinformation
Biography
Brad Clark is Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Mount Royal University, Canada. He worked as a journalist for 20 years in both print and broadcasting before entering the academy. He’s the author of Journalism’s Racial Reckoning: The News Media’s Pivot to Diversity and Inclusion.
Brooks DeCillia is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Mount Royal University, Canada. For more than a decade, he was a national reporter with CBC News, covering stories across Canada, South Asia, Europe, and the United States, and he spent time as an embedded journalist with Canadian Forces in Afghanistan.
